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An Act to alter part of an act, entitled, An act respecting Slaves, Free Negroes, Mulattoes and Meltizoes 1803 42 (1803)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactssc0053 and id is 1 raw text is: H4~ ,n A'T to dlte)* part of dfi afi, eititled, ;ll refpefling Slaves, Free Negres, Multoes and Melizoes, for enforcing the more prinflul performance of Patrol duty, and to impofe cire lain reflriflions on the itnancipation of Slaves. bream HEREAS certain. religious societies in: this state, have petitioned the legislature to alter part of an aE, entitled, 'An aa respeaQ ing Slaves, Free Negroes, Mulattoes and Mes tizoes, for enforcing the more punfilal perform- ance of Patrol d'Uty, and to impose certain re' striaions on the emancipation of Slaves. Be'it enaRed /y the honorable the Senate and 1telgi- lzfe of Repwrenlatiz)es, now met and filing in . 5 s9cl- General.Alfembly, and by the authority of thefane, eties not ~ to be in- That after the passing of this aa, it shall not be teruIpted lawvful for any person or persons, at any time be. before 9 o'clck fore nine o'clock in the evening.of any day, to in the- break into any place of meeting, wherein shall evemng, be assembled the members of any religious soci- Proviso. ety of this state: Prdvided a majority of them, shall be white persons; or oth&wise to disturb their devotion, unless such person or persons, so enteritg-the said place, shall have first obtained' from sorie magistrate appointed to keep th peace of the state, a warrant, authorizing him oi them so to do, in case a magistratelhall be then aaually within the distance of three mile frdni such place'of meetiflg; otherwise the provisions of the above recited a& to remain in full force. .In the Senatibhuse, ht &ieveiteenth dco .December, in-h ra- of our Lord one thousad eight hundred and three,' and.of the Independence of the United.States qfmekca he twenty-eighth. OREN SATAftI JsidetFthSenr. d ROIlER'T STAIRK, 6)eaker ofiwbe f ** Rehre.tentaties.

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